Percolator



Dec. 11, 1923. 1,476,959

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NEWTONJ'O. DUNCAN, OF KINGSVILLE, TEXAS.

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Application filed.Apri1 17, 1923. Serial No. 632,765.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, NnwToN O. DUNCAN, citizen of the United States,residing at Kingsville, in the county of Kleberg and State of Texas,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Percolators, ofwhich the following is a specification.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in a percolator.

One object of the invention is to providea percolator for making coffeeand similar drinks, said percolator being specially adapted for use byrailroad and other laborers, and night watchmen, and the like,

for the reason that it is so formed that an.

ordinary lantern may be used to provide heat for percolating the drink.

Another object of the invention is to provide a percolator of thecharacter described which is of simple'construction and may be cheaplymanufactured, conveniently used. and readily kept in repair.

With the above andother objects in view the invention has particularrelation to cer--.

tain novel features of construction, arrangement of parts, and use, anexample of which is given in this specification and illustrated in theaccompanying drawings,:wherein'z' The figure shows a vertical sectionalview of the percolator mounted upon a'lantern.

In the drawings the numeral 1 designates the lantern as a whole which isconventional form, and which has the ordina1y"glass globe 2. The numeral3 designates the body of the percolator which is preferably cylindricalin form and forms an outside apron around the globe 2 and which has there movable top 4, and whose lower end is open and provided with anannular row of perforations 5. Within this bodythere is substantiallyfunnel shaped container 6 formed of sheet metal whose margin is solderedor otherwise secured to the body 8, and the lower end of this containeris reduced and spaced from the body 3, and of a size to fit within theupper end. of the lantern globe 2. The numeral 7 designates a spoutwhich leads from the interior of the percolator. The top 4- has adepending" annular flange 8 and there is a perforated.

container 9 provided to contain the ground the globe of the lantern asshown and the heat generated by the flame of the lantern will besufiicient to boil the water in making the drink. When mounted on thelantern globe the lower end of the body 3 rests on said globe and thereduced part of the container 6 is spaced from the upper end of theglobe to permit circulation of air up through the globe and then downand up through the perforations 5. i

What I claim is LA percolator including a container whose lower end iscontracted, an outside depending apron spaced from said container at itslower end and fastened to the con tainer at its upper end.

2. A percolator including a container whose lower end is contracted, anoutside depending apron spaced from said container at its lower end andfastened to the coin tamer at its upper end, the free end. of said 7apron being perforated.

3. A percolator including a container whose lower end is contracted,an-outside depending apron spaced from said 'con tainer at itslower endand fastened to the container at its upper end, a cover for saidcontainer and a dependingdetachable foraminated receptacle carried bythe cover.

4. A percolator including a container, whose lower end is contracted, anoutside depending apron to the upper end of which the container isattached, the lower end of the apron. being spaced from the crmtainer. acover for the container, and a foraminated receptacle carried by thecover.

In testimony whereof I have sinned my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

WM. A. CA'rrInY, W. H. DUNLAYi

